Legal Opinion
Platten v. HG Bermuda Exempted Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 6, 2006No. 05-1832PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This multi-issue appeal arose out of what ought to have been a straightforward contract dispute brought in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Plaintiffs Paul Platten, Thomas Flan-nery, and Bruce Pfau, who are former partners of HG (Bermuda) Exempted Partnership (“Partnership”), allege that the Partnership illegitimately withheld termination distributions the three men believed they were owed by falsely claiming that they had violated their non-competi tion obligations. In seeking redress for this alleged wrong, plaintiffs could have brought their contract claims against…
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